Do Generations Exist? with Jean Twenge
Factually! with Adam Conover
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The Consequences of a Continuous Line of People Being Born
I do have a concern that we tell these stories about the generations that people then end up applying to themselves. I think especially in an individualistic country like the US when we're a group of other people are like, yes, but I'm not exactly like that. So is that that's my skeptical view, but, but please rebut it. You know, tell me why I'm wrong and why this is a useful way to divide people up. Yeah. Well, you know, for one thing, I agree with you about it being someone continuous. Like you have in your family where, okay, grandma is 40 years older than me and mom is 20 years Older than me.
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